| # | Driver | Pts | Behind | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 50 | 3 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 49 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 46 | −4 | 2 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 44 | −6 | 2 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 43 | −7 | 3 |
| 6 | John Watson | 27 | −23 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | 25 | −25 | 2 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | 14 | −36 | |
| 9 | René Arnoux | 11 | −39 | |
| 10 | Héctor Rebaque | 11 | −39 | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | −40 | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | 10 | −40 | |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | 9 | −41 | |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | 8 | −42 | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | 7 | −43 | |
| 16 | Marc Surer | 4 | −46 | |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | 3 | −47 | |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | 1 | −49 | |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 | −49 | |
| 20 | Slim Borgudd | 1 | −49 |